Frisaro: 2010 Payroll Will Be ~$36 Million

[Todd]

Well, they already traded Hermida. Uggla and Cantu are likely gone. No more Nick Johnson(even though he cost pennies it wont be a new expense in 2009). Nolasco likely wont make a big jump with his awful first half. Its really not unreasonable to think the payroll will be $36 million or less.

[Party]

Also:

/giveafuckbay

Pot. Kettle. Black?

[nny]

Yeah I severely doubt the accuracy of the article

We need to be building a fan base going into the stadium, not alienating it even more

[lou]

Isn't the league average just short of $100 million, and yet we're a bunch of cheap misers.

Maybe when you add in the outrageous New York teams the "average" gets to $100 million, but I would bracket it like this:

Yankees $200 million
Muts/Chicago/Boston $120-140
Other Large Market Teams $95-110
Mid-Markets $70-85
Small Market $45-65
The Marlins $36

So yea, we're cheap. But it's not $100 million cheap. It's more like, they should double payroll to low $70s cheap. Or at least give them $50 million.

A $50 million Marlins team, is fucking awesome.

C John Baker $415,000
1B Gaby Sanchez $405,000
2B Dan Uggla $7,500,000
3B Jorge Cantu $6,000,000
SS Hanley Ramirez $7,000,000
LF Chris Coghlan $410,000
CF Cameron Maybin $405,000
RF Cody Ross $4,200,000
B Emilio Bonifacio $415,000
B Wes Helms $950,000
B Ronny Paulino $900,000
B Brett Carroll $415,000
B “Veteran 1B/LF” $1,500,000

SP Josh Johnson $5,500,000
SP Ricky Nolasco $4,250,000
SP Andrew Miller $2,000,000
SP Chris Volstad $415,000
SP Anibal Sanchez $1,200,000
RP Leo Nunez $2,000,000
RP Matt Lindstrom $1,650,000
RP Reynel Pinto $850,000
RP Dan Meyer $415,000
RP Rick Vanden Hurk $415,000
RP Brian Sanches $415,000
RP Burke Badenhop $415,000

$50,040,000

Meh.

[Chewford]

Bobbob is told to suck a lot of fucking ass around here.

[Flum]

We need to be building a fan base going into the stadium, not alienating it even more

They don't understand the concept of building a fan base, so I agree with Frisaro's prediction that our payroll won't be much higher than last year's. It would be nice if he scooped more than his assumption, though.

[Bobbob1313]

Pot. Kettle. Black?

Good song, but I'm not sure what Wilco has to do with this discussion.

[Jewbility]

You have to assume that the FO realizes it can't play the stadium card as an excuse for low payroll anymore. Even our manipulative SAM can't excuse another egregious payroll effort given the fact Loria finally has the "missing piece." This is the first season in which our future is solidified, so it's somewhat unchartered territory. They've done a good job brushing off criticism in the past, but what legitimate excuse can they give now for refusing to even maintain LAST YEAR's team, let alone pursuing a high profile acquisition?

Let me be clear--I know exactly what rationale management will give (can't pay more until we make money off the new stadium), but this is the first time Loria will ever have to address our low payroll without having his favorite go-to justification.

[Flum]

You already gave the answer because it's still his favorite justification. Based on the current deal he has at Landshark Stadium, his "books" would be "in the red" if he spends more than X amount (x = whatever amount is convenient to the argument).

[Beef]

Yeah, he does have his go to justification and they have said as much for the last year that you won't see much of a difference with payroll until they enter the new building. They were ready for peoples like you to think they would need a new reason so they have been out there setting up their justification since we got the good news.

[Swifty]

And then once we get in the new building I bet we keep it cheap because we had to cover overages.

[Beef]

I will not take that bet

[Fishfan79]

why are we building these cheap fuckers a stadium again?

I hope to god they sell the team

[Beef]

1) I don't know - I'd rather the team just go somewhere else

2) That ain't gon be happenin any time soon

[Chewford]

I think when the teams moves into the new stadium, they just gon come out and say they're going to cut payroll cause they like money.